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N.Y. double-decker tour buses cause frustration

NEW YORK CITY — The number of double-decker sightseeing buses in New York City has more than tripled, to 194 from 57, according to the state’s Transportation Department, while the number of operators has increased in the same period to 14, from 3, according to The New York Times.

The growth of this bus sector has rankled community groups, elected officials, and residents in tourist-rich neighborhoods, who have been critical of their size, intrusiveness, as well as the sidewalk solicitations for bus tours, the report said.

The CTfastrak transit system provides direct service to and from Waterbury, Cheshire, Southington, Bristol, Plainville, New Britain, Newington, West Hartford, Hartford, East Hartford and Manchester with routes that take advantage of the bus-only CTfastrak roadway.

ABQ RIDE is looking to model its plan after the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority’s HealthLine, which is sponsored through a hospital partnership. Construction on the so-called ART system could begin in May 2016 with an in-service date of September 2017.